On: Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians

[_e21c]

I don’t think it’s the same thing as what we think of as class. I found these comment threads made some of the differences clear to me:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24556347

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24554209

[Rury → _e21c]

They're very similar - they both represent social stratification of society into social ranks of wealth, income, race, education, and power.

The only difference is that a person's 'caste' in India, is dictated by blood and can never be changed. Whereas in the West, a person can theoretically transition from one class to another.

[crispyporkbites → _e21c]

It’s not far off the UK definition of class (inherited from your parents and schooling), but a long way from the US take (based on your bank balance).